How To Pronounce Come up
come up
In British English, come up is pronounced /ˌkʌmˈʌp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌkʌ̃mˈʌp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌkʌmˈʌp/.
Come up has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
Come up has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Come up
How do you pronounce come up in British English?
In British English, come up is pronounced /ˌkʌmˈʌp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌkʌ̃mˈʌp̚].
How do you pronounce come up in American English?
In American English, come up is pronounced /ˌkʌmˈʌp/.
How many syllables are in come up?
Come up has two syllables, /kʌm/ + /ʌp/.
Where is the stress in come up?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ʌp/.
Do British and American English pronounce come up the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌkʌmˈʌp/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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